Monument record MHG33688 - Water mill site, Portmahomack

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Grid reference Centred NH 9146 8392 (40m by 40m) (Buffered by site type)
Map sheet NH98SW
Geographical Area ROSS AND CROMARTY
Old County ROSS-SHIRE
Civil Parish TARBAT

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Remains of mill excavated within SW part of monastic enclosure. <1>

Dated to the Pictish Period (300 AD to 900 AD), the mill remains, contained within SW part of monastic enclosure and comprising a cistern like box-shaped, sandstone slab lined pool, into which numerous hand querns had been deposited, and a water management system, including a dam arrangement, were discovered during the seasons of excavation
undertaken by Professor Martin Carver and his team from the mid-1990s, to 2007. <2>

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  • <1> Verbal Communication: White, H. Comment by Hilary White, HC Archaeologist.
  • <2> Text/Report/Fieldwork Report: McCullagh, C and Wood, J. 07/2010. Loandhu to Portmahomack Water Main Renewal: Watching Brief. Highland Archaeology Services Ltd. 27/07/2010. Digital. Feature 39.

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Record last edited

Oct 27 2010 3:33PM

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